To deal with cavalry, the most important thing is to dig trenches. It doesn’t need to be deep, one foot is enough, and there must be many deep trenches. This is what the cavalry hates the most. If it doesn't work, you can drill more holes.
The way to drill holes is even simpler. The fertile Palenno Plain soil is moist and dense. Find a shovel casually, and then roll up the wings on both sides, presenting an angle of 70 to 80 degrees to penetrate the ground. , and then pull it out with force, it will bring out a foot of soil. What was left was a pit with a depth of thirty centimeters. If the horse stepped into it while galloping, the bones of the foot would break due to the terrifying inertia of the rush.
Of course, these things were handed over to the half-orcs to do it, and the battle of the Paliano cavalry was so famous, so Jax had already prepared for it. Everyone knew that the group charge of the cavalry would be very powerful. , But they also know that once the speed of charging is forcibly reduced, the power of cavalry will not be much stronger than that of infantry.
More importantly, for this wave of reinforcements, which is not considered a surprise soldier, Sauron also arranged a targeted follow-up, that is, the Mammoth War Elephant Legion tamed by the Haradrin people from the south, and only needs to support for a little time , these terrifying behemoths can easily destroy the cavalry's charge formation!
At this moment, Sheyan and others gathered together and took stock of the contribution points they had obtained.
Although Sheyan didn't do anything last night but fell asleep, but with his prestige, everyone still took out the contribution points they got, and no one hid their secrets. The only funny thing is that Aldari Si snorted coldly, he traded his contribution value to Zi first, and then Zi handed it in together, using this deceitful behavior to show that he is Zi's supporter, rather than obeying Sheyan's leadership.
Fang Senyan and the others already had close to 1,300 contribution points, but after Jax called an emergency meeting, he knew that the matter was serious, and there would be no eggs under the overturned nest, so they didn't hold back and took it directly. One thousand contribution value comes out.
Of course, this 1,000-point contribution value is definitely not for nothing. This 1,000-point contribution value plus another team’s more than 800 contribution points purchased a giant catapult. The merit points will be distributed to Sheyan and the other team according to the ratio of 6:4.
It's just that the main force of things like giant catapults is to attack the city wall, and the damage rate is very high, it is almost difficult to recover the cost. This kind of thing is like a country's army construction, and most of the time it is a loss , but not without. A small probability event like throwing a stone to kill a Pippin is almost like winning the lottery.
So Sheyan and the others invested a thousand points, but in fact, the dividends returned were only more than four hundred points. This is also a loss that the backbone team has no choice but to suffer. If you don’t suffer this loss, you don’t even want to break the strong city. Fortunately, the ace team The indiscriminate bombing after a night of hard work also brought back more than 1,100 contribution points, adding up to more than 1,500 points.
Don't underestimate their contribution of more than 1,100 points, which is quite impressive. You know, if it is converted according to the combat power ratio, it is equivalent to killing more than 1,100 Minasti. Liz's basic defenders! Moreover, the opponent has a favorable location. Once the opponent cannot be killed in seconds, he will be severely injured and can be saved by his colleagues. The defenders hired by the contractor on the opposite side will lose their contribution and their contribution will be halved.
Sheyan proposed to use this 1,500 contribution points to "redeem" three familiar guys, "Black Ear", "Big Nose" and "Lame". Although in the normal exchange, a troll only needs 380 contribution points per head, but a designated exchange like Sheyan's will definitely be much more expensive.
What's more, the ones exchanged are all ordinary-quality trolls. To put it bluntly, the experience points are all zero, and who is Sanzai? A professional summoner has long been aware of the attributes of the three guys "black ears", "big nose" and "lame legs":
First, they have their own names, just like in the Three Kingdoms period, the generals who can be named must be stronger than the partial generals. Specifically, the basic attributes of ordinary trolls that are exchanged are 10~15% stronger.
Secondly, these three guys are all well-tested fighters. Black Ears has the most extensive war experience, Big Nose has the highest strength, but Lame has the strongest mental power. Hei Er is on the verge of being able to advance at any time, which means that the experience value is 95%+, and the big nose and lame legs will also exceed 80%.
So in the end, in order for "Black Ears", "Big Nose" and "Lame Legs" to be hired, the ace team paid more than 1,200 contribution points! You know, this is Sheyan's legendary degree +3, which can be shamelessly discounted by 30%! But what you pay for is what you pay for. After wearing the terrifying armor specially made for trolls, these three monsters look like a cube of steel monsters, and the mace in their hands is even darker and creepier.
More importantly, their basic attribute value is higher than that of ordinary trolls, which makes them able to withstand the earth shield blessed by Kurutuo when fighting in full armor, especially outside the steel armor. There are three washbasin-sized rocks slowly rotating, like the moon surrounding the earth, protecting the bodies of the three tyrannical guys. It can even fly out and hit the enemy according to the troll's mind!
After all these things are prepared, it is time to choose the battlefield for the team to fight, which is actually very critical.
Although the Paliano Plain is called a plain, there is a slope that is more than ten miles long to the west of it. There is no doubt that the Rohan cavalry who came to help them have traveled a long distance, and they are already tired soldiers, so they only need the commander's head If there is no water, it must be coming from the west, taking advantage of the slope advantage and rushing towards it like a tide.
Undoubtedly, because of the incomparably powerful beliefs of half-orcs and orcs, only in the most extreme cases will there be a problem of morale collapse, so the front line must be cannon fodder.
Although a large number of traps have been laid out, King Theoden's iron cavalry across Middle-earth is definitely not so easy to handle, so the task of using cannon fodder is to slow down the cavalry with the flesh and blood, and then wait until the cavalry's spirit is frustrated. The next thing they have to face is the fierce regular army of strong orcs and half-orcs!
If a large number of horse traps is the first line of defense, then orc laborers and slaves are the second line of defense. The art of war says: one effort, then exhaustion and three failures. After passing through these two lines of defense, facing the main force of the orcs, even the most powerful army should be contained.
Therefore, almost 90% of the contractors chose the team's battlefield a little behind the regular orc army, especially the end of the regular orc army, which is the golden position, and they are almost fighting for their heads. Inside, the regular orc army was like a large sponge, a huge filter, absorbing the impact of the cavalry, and then it was their turn to harvest.
However, after Sheyan thought twice, he actually set the team's battlefield position at almost the easternmost position, and this position was even very close to the Dark Fountain Hall. The most important thing is that for Fang Sheyan's decision at this time, Jiao Shi is going to take the blame for him. The ace team is even called by many people as the back-breaking team, and they look at Jiao Shi with weird eyes. If nothing happened, he looked over with helpless and resentful eyes.
On the contrary, Zeus and Skull saw such a strange behavior here, but they knew Sheyan's abnormality, so they couldn't help but move the position of the team that was originally very front to the back a little, but they stayed behind. The position will be filled immediately.
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The air was dull and there was not even a breath of wind.
At this time, even the city of Minas Tirith suspended its attack, because the dark side also stopped attacking and exited their range, but at this time the city of Minas Tirith was at the end of its strength, and even the contractor Exhausted, he can only rely on the geographical advantage to protect him, and he probably doesn't have the ability to attack from both sides at once, so he can only watch from the sidelines.
On the western horizon, a black line appeared, a black line like a tide.
Then there was the sound of desolate horns. Although the sound of the horn seemed weak due to the distance of more than ten miles, it was faint but not weak. It could even inspire an atmosphere of a golden and iron horse fighting to the death on the battlefield. !
The person who blew this horn was undoubtedly King Theoden's standard bearer. This big horn was made of the horn of the rune bison. From the hide of the mighty creature, hunted by Virondil, this horn was fashioned into this magical horn, whose mouth was inlaid with silver and engraved with ancient symbols. The horn comes with a strap, which is a long strap that allows the horn to be slung across the shoulder. The sound of the horn is clear and long, and anyone who hears the sound of the horn will gain the benefits of the three magic spells of "Brute Force", "Blessing", and "Elegance of Wind".
The knight, which stretched for several kilometers, stood at the top of a gentle slope in the distance, and then saw a man in a golden helmet galloping out of the horse, drew out his sword, and galloped out from the front of the formation. A dazzling saber collided with the spear raised by his knight one after another. That was Theoden, King of Rohan! ! Immediately, an indescribably terrifying murderous aura emerged from the entire team. The murderous aura was integrated into one body. Even though they were far away, they almost suffocated their heartbeat and breathing completely!
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of horns began to echo the sound of the big horn of Rune, and the sky seemed to be shrouded in a chilling atmosphere! ! ! !
Immediately afterwards, King Theoden shouted loudly: "Fight to the end!"
At first, he shouted alone, then a hundred people, a thousand people, and spread to the entire army!
Immediately afterwards, the cavalry of the Rohan Kingdom formed a terrifying formation and rushed towards them like a tide! ! !